THE latest community news from Blaenau Ffestiniog.

Services

HOLY Cross - Mass at 6pm on Saturday with Bishop Edwin.St Mary Magdalene - Mass at 11am with Bishop Edwin; Moreia, Trawsfynydd - Christmas Communion service at 10am; Bowydd - Cymdeithas y Gorlan Cymun Bore y Nadolig am 9yb Rhian Williams; St David’s - Christmas Eve Crib service with Becky Browwnridge at 4pm; St Michael’s - Christmas Eve Candlelit Carols at 5pm; St David’s - Christmas Day family service at 11am; United Churches Communion services will be held at Penrhyndeudreath Church at 10pm on Christmas Eve and at Maentwrog Church on 9.30am on Christmas Day. Bethel, Ffestiniog - Communion service at 9am on Christmas Day; Bethesda - Christmas service.

Appointed

HAVING just recently been appointed as a local town Cllr, Mari Rees of Tanygrisiau has now been appointed onto all the Council’s committees.

Gallery

THE Maenofferen Gallery hosts an exhibition of the work by the local Craft Group led by Stephen Owen until 6 January.

Band

THE Oakeley Silver Band will be giving a carol concert at St David’s Church on 22 December at 7pm.

Support

THE town council is to write a letter of support to the application from Y Dref Werdd for grant to develop a community green area at Hafan Deg, Tanygrisiau.

Advice

IT will be Monday, 9 January when the representative of the Citizens Advice Bureau will next be at the library between 10am and 1pm.

Kiosks

BT has announced that it intends to close five phone kiosks in the area. No calls were made from the those at Talwaenydd and Dorfil, three calls each from those at Rhiwbryfdir and by The Don, and seven from the Tanygrisiau, one during the last 12 months.

Library

JUST a reminder that from 3 January, the library will be closed on Tuesday mornings and it will be closing half an hour earlier, at 6.30pm on Wednesdays and 12.30pm on Saturdays.

Donations

DONATIONS of £600 were received in memory of the late Gilmour Wyn Hughes of 20 Fron Fawr to be shared between the Blaenau Ffestiniog District Nurses and the St David’s Hospice at Llandudno.

Sports

BRO Ffestiniog XV had a last-gasp 18-17 points win at Bethesda on Thursday evening in a WRU Division 1 North match, and have no match until the New Year when they visit Nant Conwy. Blaenau Amateurs FC Reserve side were beaten for the third week running by Llanstumdwy this time 3-2 in a Safeflue Shield Round 1 tie.

Camera Club

PORTRAITURE was the theme of the club’s latest competition with member John Gareth Roberts. The adjudicator Iona O’Neill was placed first, John Powell Jones second with Tom Dodd and Ian O’Neill joint third. Ian O’Neill won the projected images Steve Jones was second and Carl Senior and John Powell Jones joint third.

Award ceremony

A MEIRIONNYDD school has recognised its most talented and hard-working pupils. Recently the annual prize award ceremony was held at Ysgol y Moelwyn, celebrating the many successes of its students (see pictures right). The evening was an opportunity for parents, teachers, and members of the community to take pride in the successes of the area’s youngsters. The school hall was packed to the brim and the supporters were all excited to see who would be awarded for their hard work. Pupils were awarded for a wide range of successes: attendance, effort, progress, skills, achievement and contribution to the community. Eleri Moss, deputy headteacher said: “We are sincerely proud of the many achievements and successes of the pupils, well done. “This evening is an opportunity for us to recognise, congratulate and celebrate these successes. “We remember that these pupils receiving awards this evening also represent the many successes of all pupils in the school throughout the year.”

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